Tell me, when...?
Let's assume you are waiting for someone to finish his important task, so that the two of you could spend some free time together afterwards. Which of the following sentences make sense to a native speaker of English?
- Tell me, when you are ready doing your work.
- Tell me, when you have finished your work.
- Tell me, when you are finished (sounds strange to me, but heard this colloquial sentence "Are you finished" quite often)
- Tell me, when you finished your work.
Maybe you could cast some light onto my grammar problem? 
Thank you as always and have a wonderful day!
Top answer
The commas after "Tell me" should be removed. 1. Tell me when you are ready doing your work.
- The commas after "Tell me" should be removed.
- 1.
- Tell me when you are ready doing your work.
- 2.
- Tell me when you have finished your work.
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The commas after "Tell me" should be removed.
1. Tell me when you are ready doing your work.
2. Tell me when you have finished your work.
3. Tell me when you are finished.
4. Tell me when you finished your work.
(2) and (3) are OK for your situation. (4) is correct English but is asking about a past event so does not fit your situation. (1) is not right.
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